SCOTLAND is welcoming in barbecue weather, a matter of days after being hit by floods.
After Glasgow was a baking in 22C temperatures on Wednesday, weather forecaster are saying it will get even hotter in the next two days.
It is set to hit highs of 24C on Thursday and 25C on Friday in the central belt, with the west set to get the best of the sunshine. It is expected to dip slightly to 22C on Saturday and 17C on Sunday as the scorching weather from central and western Europe arrives.
It comes after Scotland was plunge dinto chaose with severe rainfall and flash flooding on Monday.
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Half a month's worth of rain reportedly fell on Edinburgh in just three hours.
Met Office temperatures predicted for 1pm on Friday.
The Met Office said: "Parts of central and western Europe are in the middle of a heatwave, with the potential for record breaking heat in France and Spain as temperatures rise into the high-30s and low, perhaps mid 40s Celsius.
"This very warm air from Europe will be drawn towards the UK, allowing temperatures to rise into the high-20s in parts of Scotland, Wales and southwest England on Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures reaching at least 30 Celsius in some spots in the southwest on Friday."
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Western Europe has been bracing itself for intense, dangerous, and possibly even deadly heat wave this week, with temperatures due to soar as high as 45C.
It has triggered public warnings in France, Spain and Germany.
Scientists have attributed the soaring temperatures to the combination of a storm over the Atlantic Ocean and high pressure over central Europe, which is importing hot air from the Sahara.
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